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Stephen Fry in America | 
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| Author: Stephen Fry
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £20.00
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 210
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.6 x 1.1
ISBN: 0007266340
EAN: 9780007266340
ASIN: 0007266340
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
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 Stephen goes Stateside October 1, 2008
Paul Everdark (UK)
53 out of 57 found this review helpful
"Oh no, not ANOTHER travel book, written by some jumped-up celebrity hoofing it around some unheard of corner of the world, almost gloating at me, saying 'Look where I am, you're not here, ha ha'...oh, hang on! Stephen Fry, is it? I quite like him. And he's in America? Hmmm...I'm intrigued."
And that's how this book made it into my hands. I don't usually go for books like these, but because it's Stephen Fry, I took the plunge. Am I ever glad I did.
Stephen Fry travels across USA's 50 states on a mission: to discover the real America. As a country everyone seems to have an opinion on, this comes as being very timely. Is the stereotype of the 'Fat Dumb Yankee' fact or fiction?
In the hands of any other author, such a journey would be dull and cliched, always ending with the inevitable 'my perception's completely changed' wrap-up. But such is Stephen Fry's voice, intelligence and wit, that his writing leaps out at you, and you can almost hear his voice booming in your ear as he guides you from Maine to Hawaii in a black cab. His observations and opinions are wonderful; insightful yet humourous, thoughtful yet sharp. What's best is that it allows you to draw your own conclusions. All the evidence is laid out before the reader: it's up to you to make your own assumptions.
This is a book that could be recommended to practically anyone and everyone: it's big, full of lavish pictures and crammed with facts, and can be either dipped into or read cover to cover. It's a perfect companion piece to the upcoming TV series. Brilliant.
Brilliant December 6, 2008
Miss Fashion (London)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Stephen Fry is a legend, everything he does is intelligent and smart. I prefer this book to the accompanying TV series. Fry has the most wonderful writing style and where the TV series seems rushed and at times exhausting to watch and observe as the lovely Fry tries to developed each story it's obvious that the clock is against him. I like to be able to browse and enjoy his work at leisure. I really love this book.
When can I go? December 20, 2008
G. Town (Hampshire)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Visiting and observing every state in America is no doubt a mammoth task, but Stephen Fry has done the best job possible. The photos are brilliant, the encounters are interesting and what I really love, is that this is in no way a travel guide. Obvious tourist hot spots are left out in favour of opportunities to really see the character of each State.
I love Stephen's writing style, it's humorous and educated, and I often keep a dictionary and Wikipedia to hand to research further the topics that are touched upon.
Overall this is a highly recommended insightful tour of some of the lesser-known elements of the United States, as well as providing alternative viewpoints of the more familiar ones.
A fine milshake of a book: smooth, creamy and satisfying October 28, 2008
William D. Freeman (Southern California)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Facing the Introduction to this book is a picture of a satisfied "Steve" (Fry's American alter-ego) enjoying a strawberry milkshake in a typical American diner. This sets the tone for what follows.
Fry's Great American Journey is both idiosyncratic and insightful. He present's the country as he finds it: take it or leave it. You be the judge. No doubt some will be disappointed by what is not included, but that is part of the nature of the USA that Fry tries to convey: it is too large and eclectic for anyone (even natives like myself) to get to know all it.
The United States is a giant grab-bag of a nation. Everytime you dip into it you pull out something different: strange, new, old, delightful, appaling or simply intriguing. You cannot stereotype a nation of 300 million people descended from the scrambled cultures of the world and spread over thousands of miles of varying terrain. To his great credit "Stephen" Fry does not attempt to do so. Here is one celebrity travelogue worth reading.
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